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Podcast: Doctor Thyroid
Episode: My Honest Review of Dr. Michael Yeh and my Thyroid Surgery Experience at UCLA
Description: I share my personal journey with thyroid surgery performed by Dr. Michael Yeh at UCLA. I break down what happened before, during, and after my surgery for a small thyroid nodule that was diagnosed as papillary thyroid cancer.  Learn about the devastating complications I experienced, including vocal cord damage requiring an implant and nerve damage affecting my shoulder.  I discuss important research showing that many thyroid cancers don't require immediate surgery, including a Finnish cadaver study and Dr. Miyauchi's 30-year watch-and-wait approach in Kobe, Japan.  After my exper...